MercurySteam Announces Four Campaigns, the Latest Closed Beta
Dates, a New Trailer and the Website for Raiders of the Broken
Planet

San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain - May 9th, 2017
- MercurySteam, the award winning independent development
studio behind the multi-million selling
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series, has released a new
trailer, a new-look website and revealed the first details on four
self contained campaigns for
Raiders of the Broken Planet, to be released in 2017.
MercurySteam’s pulp sci-fi adventure is a unique asymmetric 4
divided by 1 co-operative/competitive online game. The innovative
cover-based tactical shooter focuses on close quarter shooting and
melee combat, is heavily story driven and is able to be played as a
single-player experience too.
Raiders of the Broken Planet will debut on PC, PlayStation
4 and Xbox One in 2017.

Raiders of the Broken Planet will soon launch with the
Alien Myths campaign and be followed up with three additional
self-contained adventure campaigns throughout 2017. Wardog Fury,
Hades Betrayal and Council Apocalypse all form part of the 2017
season of campaigns for the game. Each campaign tells a parallel
story and can be enjoyed in any order and will be packed to the
rafters with new missions, new characters and tons of new content,
each developing and growing the sci fi universe of Raiders. More
details will be released soon.

The
newRaiders of the Broken Planet website allows players to
sign up for the upcoming closed beta tests, the first of which will
take place Saturday, May 13th until Sunday, May 14th. The new
closed betas will go live for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, enabling
players to try out the dynamic 4 divided by 1 shooting and brawling
combat of
Raiders of the Broken Planet first-hand. The website will
also grant players access to the Raiders Hangout community page.
The Raiders Hangout will let players meet-up, discuss the game,
feed back to the development team and give fans a portal for all
things
Raiders of the Broken Planet, directly with the
development team at MercurySteam.

The
“4 Divided by 1” trailer will provide a glimpse of the
asymmetric online co-op gameplay players can expect fromRaiders of the Broken Planet. Players can either join a
team as a Raider, enjoying fast paced tactical, cooperative
gameplay, or they can choose to fight against them! Don’t
worry as you won’t be alone, you fight along with an
AI-controlled army leading the charge against the Raiders. You may
be a Raider, but are you a hero or an antagonist? In the world of
Raiders of the Broken Planet, it pays to play both
sides.

MercurySteam
have also released the first character comic for one of the
playable characters - Harec. Harec is the leader of the Raiders,
fighting to protect his homeworld from foreign invaders who are
after its most precious resource, Aleph. In his character comic,
players will be able learn more about Harec, his backstory, and the
world lore ofRaiders of the Broken Planet.

After
discovering interstellar travel through one of Saturn’s
moons, humanity reach a new world, a Broken Planet on the far side
of the universe. The humans, stranded on this planet, are now at
war with each other and its indigenous population over control of
its incredible power source, Aleph. Rising up to protect his people
and his homeworld, Harec has rallied together a band of mercenaries
and outlaws known as The Raiders. But will The Raiders protect the
planet, or do they have ulterior motives for joining this
war?

InRaiders of the Broken Planet, become a Raider and join the
battle both on and offline in awesome 3rd person Brawler-Shooter
gameplay. Customise your character’s combat style in unique
ways with special collectible cards. Use Aleph to your advantage,
to power special abilities, but manage it properly or you will give
away your position on the battlefield!

In
multiplayer,Raiders of the Broken Planet sets itself apart with its
innovative Antagonist system. Choose to play as part of a
four-person Raider team or choose to become the Antagonist and play
against the Raiders team on your own with the help of an army of AI
controlled soldiers at your disposal. It’s high risk, but
comes with special bragging rights. After all, war is business, and
business is booming.

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